Christian Usinger

Christian Usinger (21 August 1894 – 2 April 1949) was a German general during World War II who commanded the I Army Corps. He was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross of Nazi Germany. Usinger surrendered to the Soviet Forces in 1945 in the Courland Pocket. He died in a POW camp in the Soviet Union in early 1949.

Christian Usinger
Born	(1894-08-21)21 August 1894
Died	2 April 1949(1949-04-02) (aged 54) POW camp at Shuya, Soviet Union
Allegiance	German Empire Weimar Republic Nazi Germany
Branch	German Army
Years of service	1914–1945
Rank	Generalleutnant
Commands	I Army Corps
Battles / wars	World War I World War II Courland Pocket
Awards	Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross

Awards and decorations

• German Cross in Gold on 19 September 1942 as Oberst in Arko 110^[1]
• Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 9 June 1944 as Generalmajor and leader of the 81. Infanterie-Division^[2]